PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim menegaskan, semua anggota Kabinet dilarang memberi gaji atau ganjaran daripada peruntukan kerajaan kepada ahli keluarga, jika mahu melantik mereka sebagai penasihat atau pegawai masing-masing.

Perdana Menteri juga menegaskan, akan memastikan tiada sebarang pemberian kontrak bernilai jutaan ringgit kepada ahli keluarga kepada mana-mana anggota pentadbirannya sepanjang pemerintahan Kerajaan Perpaduan.

A green light for all Ministers to bring in family! 🤦‍♀️ https://t.co/ijaQHkztxL

— Ambiga Sreenevasan (@Ambiga_S) February 7, 2023

Beliau mengambil maklum kritikan orang ramai terhadapnya, susulan pelantikan anaknya, Nurul Izzah, sebagai penasihat kanan ekonomi dan kewangan kepada Perdana Menteri, namun Anwar memberi jaminan pemberian kontrak kepada ahli keluarga tidak akan berlaku di bawah pentadbirannya.

“Tentunya saya mengambil pendirian tegas terhadap mereka yang menganugerahkan kontrak bernilai ratusan juta kepada anak, menantu ketika mereka memerintah. Kini, mereka pula mahu bercakap soal tadbir urus baik.

“Namun, saya hormati pandangan rakyat yang secara ikhlas bimbang jika kedudukan disalah guna untuk memperkayakan anggota keluarga mereka.

“Saya beri jaminan ini tidak akan berlaku di bawah pentadbiran saya. Mereka (anggota pentadbiran Kerajaan Perpaduan) tidak boleh berbuat demikian.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika diminta mengulas kritikan terhadapnya susulan pelantikan Nurul Izzah sebagai seorang daripada penasihat kanannya, selain apa yang boleh dilakukan bagi menghalang anggota pentadbiran lain menyalahgunakan kedudukan bagi memanfaatkan ahli keluarga masing-masing.

It’s not obsession Guna. It’s about good governance that your talked so much about. Nepotism means you throw away merit; fairness; objectivity ;transparent process. Not getting paid is irrelevant https://t.co/y8UFyoq0t3

— Zaid Ibrahim (@zaidibrahim) February 7, 2023

Sebelum ini, media melaporkan, Nurul Izzah, yang juga Naib Presiden PKR, dilantik sebagai penasihat kanan bagi ekonomi dan kewangan kepada Perdana Menteri berkuat kuasa 3 Januari lalu.

Perdana Menteri kemudian menjelaskan, Nurul Izzah tidak akan menerima sebarang elaun dan beliau sendiri mempelawa anaknya, yang juga bekas Ahli Parlimen Permatang Pauh itu untuk membantunya sebagai penasihat di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Kementerian Kewangan.

Mengulas lanjut, Anwar turut memberi jaminan, Nurul Izzah tidak akan menggunakan kedudukannya sebagai penasihat kanan kepada Perdana Menteri untuk mengayakan dirinya.

“Tidak ada langsung kemungkinan untuk beliau menggunakan kedudukannya bagi mempengaruhi proses dan keputusan pemberian tender atau kontrak.

“Ya, saya perlukan khidmatnya untuk membantu saya, namun kedudukannya hanya untuk melindungi dan melaksanakan agenda tata kelola dan mengatasi rasuah dalam sistem,” katanya. – https://www.buletintv3.my/

No politicians or members of the government should appoint their family members to selected positions if it involves any form of financial remuneration, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

The PKR president, who once again defended the appointment of his daughter Nurul Izzah, reiterated that she did not receive any remuneration as his senior economics and finance adviser.

“They should not do the same thing (appoint family members) if you’re talking about (receiving) remunerations.

“She is not taking any allowance and she has the experience and expertise,” Anwar told a press conference today when asked how he would stop other members of his administration from appointing their own family members.

Without mentioning names, Anwar said he has taken a strong position against those who allegedly benefited their family members while in power but are now speaking up for good governance.

“I do respect the views of concerned citizens who have sincere concerns in the event that a position is abused to benefit family members.

“I can assure you in no uncertain terms that will not happen in my administration,” he stressed.

The government drew flak recently following nepotism claims over Nurul Izzah’s new role and Muhammad Iqbal as a special functions officer to his father – Dewan Rakyat speaker Johari Abdul.

Yesterday, PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli said the culture of appointing family members to a certain position in the government should be avoided in the future.

‘No decision to accept ex-Umno members’

Meanwhile, Anwar said PKR will hold discussions with Umno before deciding on whether to accept any of the party’s former members, following the BN component’s recent purge.

“We take note of the fact that some ex-Umno members have expressed their intention to join (PKR), and we will discuss this in due course with Umno leaders.

“No decision has been made yet,” he added.

Previously, former Umno Padang Besar MP Zahidi Zainul Abidin had indicated intentions to join PKR, a move that triggered unhappiness among the party’s grassroots in Perlis.

Umno kicked Zahidi out during the 15th general election in November after he ran for the Padang Besar seat as an independent. He lost his deposit.  MKINI

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